1475, Artist and poet Michelangelo was born in Florence, Italy.
1836, a band of brave Americans in Texas defended a fortress against an authoritarian invader. These men, including Jim Bowie, William Travis and Davy Crockett, made settling the American West and future frontiersmen and women possible when their stand against tyranny inspired Americans in what became memorialized with the phrase: “Remember the Alamo!” The historic battle is the topic of Autonomia founder Scott Holleran’s final blog post in 2020.
1857, The U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that slave Dred Scott was not an American citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court.
1912, Nabisco’s popular Oreo sandwich cookies were introduced by the National Biscuit Company.
1953, Upon the death of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Georgy Malenkov was named dictator of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
1964, Heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
1970, a leftist terrorist’s bomb exploded during a terrorist group’s attempt to make a bomb inside a Greenwich Village, New York, townhouse destroying the building and killing three members of the terrorist group, the Weathermen.
1974, Ayn Rand addressed the cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point. Rand argued that philosophy is a science which studies the fundamentals of human thought and action. Among the questions Rand addressed: What do I know? Can I prove it? Should I be selfish and pursue my own interests, or should I devote myself to serving God or other people?
1982, Ayn Rand died in Manhattan. The author of We the Living, Anthem, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, as well as stage and screen plays, was 77 years old. Rand was buried in New York.
2009, as the U.S. government reported 8.1 percent unemployment, U.S. president Barack Hussein Obama spoke of his $787 billion intervention in U.S. economics in Columbus, Ohio, insisting that the plan was “the right thing” while acknowledging an "astounding" job loss.
2010, Parenthood debuted on NBC. The one-hour drama, recommended by Leonard Peikoff and Autonomia founder Scott Holleran, ran for six seasons. Read the review.
2016, former first lady Nancy Reagan, née Davis, died in Los Angeles at age 94.
2017, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) host Robert Osborne died in Manhattan. The author, former Hollywood actor and columnist for The Hollywood Reporter was remembered by Autonomia founder Scott Holleran on the following day.
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1475, Artist and poet Michelangelo was born in Florence, Italy.
1836, a band of brave Americans in Texas defended a fortress against an authoritarian invader. These men, including Jim Bowie, William Travis and Davy Crockett, made settling the American West and future frontiersmen and women possible when their stand against tyranny inspired Americans in what became memorialized with the phrase: “Remember the Alamo!” The historic battle is the topic of Autonomia founder Scott Holleran’s final blog post in 2020.
1857, The U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that slave Dred Scott was not an American citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court.
1912, Nabisco’s popular Oreo sandwich cookies were introduced by the National Biscuit Company.
1947, ABC News and Fox Business broadcast journalist John Stossel was born in Illinois.
1953, Upon the death of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Georgy Malenkov was named dictator of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
1964, Heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
1970, a leftist terrorist’s bomb exploded during a terrorist group’s attempt to make a bomb inside a Greenwich Village, New York, townhouse destroying the building and killing three members of the terrorist group, the Weathermen.
1974, Ayn Rand addressed the cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point. Rand argued that philosophy is a science which studies the fundamentals of human thought and action. Among the questions Rand addressed: What do I know? Can I prove it? Should I be selfish and pursue my own interests, or should I devote myself to serving God or other people?
1982, Ayn Rand died in Manhattan. The author of We the Living, Anthem, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, as well as stage and screen plays, was 77 years old. Rand was buried in New York.
2009, as the U.S. government reported 8.1 percent unemployment, U.S. president Barack Hussein Obama spoke of his $787 billion intervention in U.S. economics in Columbus, Ohio, insisting that the plan was “the right thing” while acknowledging an "astounding" job loss.
2010, Parenthood debuted on NBC. The one-hour drama, recommended by Leonard Peikoff and Autonomia founder Scott Holleran, ran for six seasons. Read the review.
2016, former first lady Nancy Reagan, née Davis, died in Los Angeles at age 94.
2017, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) host Robert Osborne died in Manhattan. The author, former Hollywood actor and columnist for The Hollywood Reporter was remembered by Autonomia founder Scott Holleran on the following day.